FERROSTAR

1 capsule contains

Active components:

Iron (as iron (III) hydroxide polymaltose) 100 mg, folic acid 0.5 mg, ascorbic acid 100 mg.

Excipients:

Starch, calcium stearate, talc.

Treatment of iron deficiency without anemia (latent iron deficiency) and treatment of clinically manifest iron deficiency anemia;

Increased need for iron during pregnancy, breastfeeding, blood donation, intensive growth, vegetarianism and old age.

The medicine is taken orally during or immediately after a meal. The tablets can be chewed or swallowed whole.

The daily dose can be divided into several doses or taken at once.

Treatment of iron deficiency anemia outside pregnancy

1 tab. 1-3 times/day for 3-5 months until a normal hemoglobin (Hb) level is reached. After that, the medicine should be continued at 1 tab./day for several more months in order to restore the body’s iron stores.

Treatment of iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy

2 to 3 tab. (from 200 mg of iron and 0.70 mg of folic acid to 300 mg of iron and 1.05 mg of folic acid)/day until a normal hemoglobin (Hb) level is reached.

After that, treatment should be continued at least until the end of pregnancy, taking 1 tab. (100 mg of iron and 0.35 mg of folic acid)/day, in order to replenish iron stores and meet the increased need for iron associated with pregnancy.